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Auction date Thursday 25 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 296

*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) A view of a stream in the gardens of the Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, Dorset
Lot 80 Sold
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) A view of a stream in the gardens of the Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, Dorset
signed lower right, watercolour and ink, 38.5cm x 57cm
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £800
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'An Alphabet'
Lot 81 Sold
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'An Alphabet'
limited edition of 300 copies, printed at the Rosemary Press for the friends of Frances & Philip Hofer, dated 1950, 27.5cm x 37.8cm (sheet)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £20 - £40
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'Boxwood'
Lot 82 Sold
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'Boxwood'
a complete series of twenty four engravings, numbered 35/75 in pencil to the margin, printed on hand-made Japanese Hosho paper by Phillida Gili, publ. Warren Editions, 28 Ifield Road, London, contained in the original cloth bound drop-over bookbox
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'The Old Rectory'
Lot 83 Sold
*REYNOLDS STONE (1909-1979) 'The Old Rectory'
an incomplete set of seven from the original boxed set of seventeen engravings, present are numbers 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 13 and 16, all signed and numbered 132/150 in pencil to the margin, with title page and colophon, publ. Warren Editions, printed by the artist at the Litton Cheney Press, housed in the original cloth gilt drop-over bookbox; together with a small collection of publications and ephemera by or relating to Reynolds Stone


Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*JULIAN TREVELYAN (1910-1988) 'Lions'
Lot 84 Sold
*JULIAN TREVELYAN (1910-1988) 'Lions'
1966-67, from the 'Africa' suite. signed, titled and numbered 19/125 in pencil to the margin, etching with aquatint, the sheet 56.5cm x 79cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LYNN CHADWICK (1914-2003) 'Seated Figures (1971)'
Lot 85 Sold
*LYNN CHADWICK (1914-2003) 'Seated Figures (1971)'
signed and dated in pencil lower left, numbered 97/100 lower left, lithograph printed on BFK Rives wove paper by Erker Presse, St. Gallen, Switzerland, and with their blindstamp lower left, 76cm x 56cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
MANNER OF FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) An Orchestra of Angels
Lot 86 Unsold
MANNER OF FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) An Orchestra of Angels
indistinctly signed lower right, ink and wash on paper, 21cm x 32cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Spring Flowers'
Lot 87 Sold
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Spring Flowers'
still-life study, signed lower right, oil on board, 70cm x 55cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*OLGA LEHMANN (1912-2001) 'Clivias'
Lot 88 Sold
*OLGA LEHMANN (1912-2001) 'Clivias'
still life botanical study, signed and dated 1988 lower left, oil on board, 55cm x 35cm
Born in Chile of a French father and a Scots mother, Lehmann was initially educated by an English…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*THOMAS SHERWOOD LA FONTAINE (1915-2007) 'Sheila Harman riding Solomon in front of Olivemead Farm, Dauntsey, Wiltshire'
Lot 91 Unsold
*THOMAS SHERWOOD LA FONTAINE (1915-2007) 'Sheila Harman riding Solomon in front of Olivemead Farm, Dauntsey, Wiltshire'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 64cm x 76cm

Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist and to be sold with receipt of sale dated 20th September 1965
The sitter and thence by direct descent

Note: Olivemead Farm is an early 18th century farmhouse situated in the Dauntsey Vale. The approximate area the horse and rider are featured in this work now lies the M4 motorway
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*JOHN RYAN (1921-2009) 'Captain Pugwash'
Lot 92 Sold
*JOHN RYAN (1921-2009) 'Captain Pugwash'
the cartoon pirate depicted standing in front a church, signed and dated '96, felt pen and watercolour on paper, 57cm x 40.5cm
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*JOHN STANTON WARD (1917-2007) 'Altar dedicated to the enlightened Buddha, Temple of Kun Iam, Macau'
Lot 93 Sold
*JOHN STANTON WARD (1917-2007) 'Altar dedicated to the enlightened Buddha, Temple of Kun Iam, Macau'
signed, dated, titled and inscribed, pencil, 23.5cm x 32cm

Provenance: With J.S. Maas & Co Ltd., Mayfair, London
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
LAWRENCE JAMES ISHERWOOD (1917-1998) 'Nocturne, Tower Bridge'
Lot 94 Unsold
LAWRENCE JAMES ISHERWOOD (1917-1998) 'Nocturne, Tower Bridge'
signed and dated '73 lower right, oil on board, 30cm x 40cm
Estimate: £500 - £700
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*ALASTAIR MICHIE (1921-2008) Untitled composition
Lot 95 Unsold
*ALASTAIR MICHIE (1921-2008) Untitled composition
signed lower left, mixed media on paper, 56.5cm x 46.5cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Flight, Dec '57'
Lot 96 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Flight, Dec '57'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas board, 39cm x 50cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Feature on Blue, study, Nov '57'
Lot 97 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Feature on Blue, study, Nov '57'
signed and dated lower right, further signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 61cm x 51cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Feature, September '57'
Lot 98 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Feature, September '57'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 51cm x 76cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Drawing on Yellow, May 1967'
Lot 99 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Drawing on Yellow, May 1967'
signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 52cm x 65cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red/Yellow Motif, July 1969'
Lot 100 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red/Yellow Motif, July 1969'
signed and dated lower right, acrylic on paper, 51cm x 65cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £400 - £800
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Landscape Element, Dec 59'
Lot 101 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Landscape Element, Dec 59'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 92cm x 61cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Highgate Fog I'
Lot 102 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Highgate Fog I'
circa 1950, oil on board, 119cm x 43cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Sky Forms'
Lot 103 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Sky Forms'
1957, oil on board, 68.5cm x 29cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Night Window I'
Lot 104 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Night Window I'
1950, oil on canvas, 63.5cm x 50.8cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Elements'
Lot 105 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Elements'
1956, oil on paper, 76cm x 61cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024

Total lots: 296

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